And now it’s on to Round 2 for the Edmonton Oilers, who left San Jose with a 5-1 loss and yet another message from head coach Dallas Eakins that there will be no deviating from the defensive part of the game.

The Oilers take on the Anaheim Ducks tonight – a team that has yet to lose on home ice and has just eight regulation losses through 42 games.

“If you’re going to beat (the top tier teams), you have to come the length of the ice,” Eakins said after his team left San Jose ‘s SAP Center with their 25th loss of the season. “They defend first. It’s the only way you can win.

“We have to step away from this idea that we’re still skilled. We’re skilled. We have to defend first. We will never ever have any success until we have that mindset.”

Eakins parked Taylor Hall, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and David Perron for a stretch of the game. The trio had been the Oilers’ most productive line of late but was on the ice for three of San Jose’s goals.

All five of the Sharks goals were even-strength markers.

“They weren’t doing anything,” Eakins said “We’re not a deep enough team to have the luxury of them having an off night.

“It got to a point where it was time for them to sit and watch.

“I did like the way they handled it,” Eakins continued. ‘That was encouraging, but they can’t play like that.”

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